Brothers and Sisters,


Spencer and I returned Wednesday afternoon from the Chrysler Council Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio held Monday thru Wednesday of this week. The President's meeting was held on Monday afternoon with VP General Holiefield. The Chrysler council began on Tuesday morning
and concluded at 10:00 AM on Wednesday.

From the Presidents meeting General Holiefield welcomed the council to Ohio, and spoke briefly on the 2007 negotiations and how difficult
they were.

The General Council Meeting was called to order at 8:30 AM on Tuesday by VP Holiefield top AA John Byers . VP Holiefield spoke on things
that were reported to the media from within the UAW by our members, that should not have gotten out. VP Holiefield spoke at length on our
responsibility as union leaders we all have a job to do, not to try and do his job because he was not going to do ours.

International Retirements were announced, Derek Thiery ( Salary Coordinator) , Rodney Monk

( Sourcing ) , Maurice Mitchell ( Coordinator),
Mike Kirksey ( Benefits ) Mary Jo Media ( outsourcing / swess swell ).

Gary Kimbrell ( NTC ) reported that NTC funding is worse than it has ever been due to shift cancellations and overtime cuts, they currently are paying out more than is coming in. Funds are down from 9M to 2.1M per month. In order to survive the NTC building has been put up for sale,
dependent scholarship program (TAP) will be temporarily suspended the months of July,August,and September but will be reinstated in October things are so bad.

The council collected $4329.00 for the striking workers at American Axle, and the Canadian Auto Workers sent a donation of $10000.00.

Chrysler sales projected for 2008 are expected to be down 146,000 units.

SALARY MEETING
TUESDAY 1:30 PM
Derek Thiery / Randy Ruple

Designers laid off from unit 1 and 80 in Detroit area is a blatant contract violation and designers should be in job bank.

The length of time to process grievances from appeal to arbitration.

International has requested a matrix from Chrysler as to how backfills will be handled, Chrysler has yet to supply information.

NO TIME FRAME WAS GIVEN FOR THE REMAINING TRANSITION EMPLOYEES AT HUNTSVILLE. QUESTIONS WERE ASKED BUT
THERE ARE STILL NO ANSWERS.


In Solidarity

Randy Laurence
President
UAW Local 1929
256-464-2051
Randy.Laurence.ext@continental-corporation.com